Technische Universität München

Julia Kunze-Liebhäuser studied Chemistry at the Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf. In 1999 she received her diploma and did temporary scientific work (Ph.D.) at Université Pierre et Marie Curie, at École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris ENSCP and at Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie des Surfaces, CNRS. In 2002 Julia was awarded her Ph.D. degree at Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf (thesis advisor: Prof. Dr. H.- H. Strehblow) and was a post-doctorate at the Institute for Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry II. From 2003 to 2005 she was part of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Guelph, Canada. Today Julia is a Habilitand (to qualify as a professor) in the Department of Materials Science at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. She became a Senior Scientist at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in May 2009 in the group of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Stimming, Physics Department (E19), Interfaces and Energy Conversion, for the continuation of her habilitation and further steps towards a professorship.

2004 Hans-Jürgen Engell Prize, International Society of Electrochemistry

D.J. LeClere, A. Valota, P. Skeldon, G.E. Thompson, S. Berger, J. Kunze, P. Schmuki, H. Habazaki, S. Nagata, TRACER INVESTIGATION OF PORE FORMATION IN ANODIC TITANIA. In: J. Electrochem. Soc. 155(9) (2008) C487-C494.

S. Berger, J.M. Macak, J. Kunze, P. Schmuki, HIGH-EFFICIENCY CONVERSION OF SPUTTERED TI THIN FILMS INTO TIO2 NANOTUBULAR LAYERS. In: Electrochem. .Solid-State Lett. 11 (2008), C37.

J. Kunze, A. Seyeux, P. Schmuki, ANODIC TIO2 LAYER CONVERSION: FLUORIDE-INDUCED RUTILE FORMATION AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. In: Electrochem. Solid-State Lett., 11(2) (2008) K11.

R. Hahn, T. Stergiopoulus, J.M. Macak, D. Tsoukleris, A.G. Kontos, S.P. Albu, D. Kim, A. Ghicov, J. Kunze, P. Falaras, P. Schmuki, EFFICIENT SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION USING TIO2 NANOTUBES PRODUCED BY RAPID BREAKDOWN ANODIZATION – A COMPARISON. In : Phys. stat. sol. (RRL) 1 (2007) 135– 137.

R. Rettig, J. Kunze, M. Stöver, E. Wintermantel, S. Virtanen, CORROSION RESISTANCE STUDIES ON GRAIN-BOUNDARY ETCHED DRUG-ELUTING STENTS. In: J. Mater. Sci: Mater. Med. 18 (7) (2007) 1377-1387.

A. Ghicov, J.M. Macak, H. Tsuchiya, J. Kunze, V. Haeublein, L. Frey, P. Schmuki, ION IMPLANTATION AND ANNEALING FOR AN EFFICIENT NDOPING OF TIO2 NANOTUBES. In: Nano Lett. 6(5) (2006), 1080-1082.

J. Kunze, J. Leitch, A.L. Schwan, R.J. Faragher, R. Naumann, S. Schiller, W. Knoll, J. Dutcher, J. Lipkowski, NEW METHOD TO MEASURE PACKING DENSITIES OF SELFASSEMBLED THIOLIPID. In: Langmuir 22(12) (2006) 5509-5519.

J. Kunze, H.-H. Strehblow and G. Staikov, IN SITU STM STUDY OF INITIAL STAGES OF ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDE FORMATION AT THE AG(111)/0.1M NAOH INTERFACE. In: Electrochem. Comm. 6 (2003) 132-137.

J. Kunze, V. Maurice, L.H. Klein, H.-H. Strehblow and P. Marcus, IN SITU STM STUDY OF THE ANODIC OXIDATION OF CU(001) IN 0.1 M NAOH. In: J. Electroanal. Chem. 554-555 (2003), 113-125.

J. Kunze, V. Maurice, L.H. Klein, H.-H. Strehblow and P. Marcus, IN SITU STM STUDY OF THE ANODIC OXIDATION OF CU(111) IN 0.1 M NAOH. In: J. Phys. Chem. B 105 (2001) 4263-4269.

Julia Kunze-Liebhäuser’s research focuses on Interfacial Science where the properties of usually two adjacent condensed phases are investigated. Such properties are important in material science (e.g. stability of alloys with heterogeneous crystallites), energy conversion (e.g. photovoltaic cells, fuel cells, etc.), catalysis and electrocatalysis (promotion of interfacial reactions) and for medical applications (e.g. dental implants). In all these examples nanostructures play a very important role. Nanostructured surfaces will be created and characterized in terms of their catalytic activity and their use in the respective applications. Scanning probe microscopy, electrochemical techniques and surface analysis using i.a. X-ray induced photoelectron and IR spectroscopy will be employed for detailed investigations of the systems.
Julia’s research aims at a detailed investigation of the mechanisms of processes at the solid-liquid interface and will help to understand general trends in catalysis on a molecular level. With this new knowledge it will be possible to advance material science, electrocatalysis and energy conversion in the context of nanoscience.